tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post8785098830356112900..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: How To Solve Unsolved EnigmasGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-74186651747159038692015-11-18T10:19:42.830-08:002015-11-18T10:19:42.830-08:00Good point! I believe polite society refrains from...Good point! I believe polite society refrains from chewing on butlers but the pet dog might lapse.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-15589425807758115962015-11-18T07:44:22.695-08:002015-11-18T07:44:22.695-08:00Oh, Manners would soooo be a chew toy.Oh, Manners would soooo be a chew toy.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-22574708074155956322015-11-17T19:51:52.739-08:002015-11-17T19:51:52.739-08:00Susan, I recall my sister once opining Manners got...Susan, I recall my sister once opining Manners got flushed down the commode. I was stunned. Was she speaking generally and metaphorically? More enigmas. I believe you and her, but it's nearly 60 years later and his undampened spirit mysteriously lives on.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-13732288506231835542015-11-17T19:14:11.516-08:002015-11-17T19:14:11.516-08:00Oh, for the commercials of old. What happened to ...Oh, for the commercials of old. What happened to Mr. Manners? WELL, I think that he may have fallen into some Kleenex product and was brutally murdered. What can I say...sometimes these things happen.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-76152364317981030042015-11-14T20:24:43.999-08:002015-11-14T20:24:43.999-08:00Dear caring Jenny, I admit my sleep is fitful and ...Dear caring Jenny, I admit my sleep is fitful and there have been tears, but my higher brain functions are intact. I am getting professional help from several directions and pursuing my own research in the matter as well --plus, I am a tough old dude. I'll be ok.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-62098400842348516872015-11-14T18:17:13.949-08:002015-11-14T18:17:13.949-08:00I think the "hanging on to sanity" must ...I think the "hanging on to sanity" must be the difficult part. I hope there is help for you in the very near future. And I'm glad you enjoyed the clip :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-36832156112360238362015-11-14T17:43:35.656-08:002015-11-14T17:43:35.656-08:00O Jenny, I watched the talking dog clip and am con...O Jenny, I watched the talking dog clip and am convinced your theory is correct! Even showed it to Norma --who was skeptical but I told her the dog's mouth movements were not a trick, nor were its reactions. The film is a little masterpiece. As to tinnitus, I am currently puzzling specialists and hanging on to my sanity. As a gardener, I used loud machines for 35 years, so I think you're right there too. Early days yet, and much to solve. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-8055560111351746682015-11-14T17:07:29.753-08:002015-11-14T17:07:29.753-08:00Perhaps you have inadvertently provided the answer...Perhaps you have inadvertently provided the answer to your tinnitus, Geo. Shooting off that weapon couldn't have helped your eardrums. Damage is cumulative, I think, so you got off to a roaring start and added to it every day since. I am actually being serious, as I know it's a serious issue.<br /><br />Unseriously, for a moment, since Manners the Butler was in his heyday when I was just a baby, and in any case we did not have a television until approximately ten years later, I feel I am poorly qualified to discuss this enigma. However, I won't let that stop me. I believe that the issue of the dog is definitely a case of reincarnation, and that his most recent incarnation is as a youtube "talking dog" as seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j41bb5LdA5Ujenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-74418829539753739612015-11-14T06:01:20.301-08:002015-11-14T06:01:20.301-08:00You could very well be right, Chicken. It's al...You could very well be right, Chicken. It's also possible he withdrew from the product --the napkins cling to peoples' laps but there's no mention of how to remove them.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-78612577773772295482015-11-14T04:32:58.531-08:002015-11-14T04:32:58.531-08:00I believe Manners may have been lured away by the ...I believe Manners may have been lured away by the Queen as a combination of toy and nanny for a young Prince Charles. I'm sure he was much happier as marketing paper napkins seems beneath a man of his refined senses. Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609788440028784698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-67091245058556764732015-11-13T12:47:50.169-08:002015-11-13T12:47:50.169-08:00Thanks Susan, excellent ideas! I wonder now if Man...Thanks Susan, excellent ideas! I wonder now if Manners might have confounded perspective by always standing farther away than he seemed to be.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-51171657628079915172015-11-13T09:45:59.720-08:002015-11-13T09:45:59.720-08:00It's a very small matter, but I'd complete...It's a very small matter, but I'd completely forgotten about good ol' Manners the butler. Yet, when I watched the video, I still remembered its wording. Scary. (Most commercials were more fun and memorable back then than they are now.)<br /><br />I submit that Manners simply found another line of work when he realized people weren't all that interested anymore. He and his pal Common Sense are currently enjoying a prolonged vacation on a very small island in the South Pacific. <br /><br />I reckon the term "sharpshooter" is all a matter of perspective. He couldn't compete against today's weapons, but maybe he was the best with what was available at the time. (And yeah, granted, "best" is a matter of perspective, too...)<br /><br />Fun post, dude. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-70672073818116070712015-11-12T17:43:28.384-08:002015-11-12T17:43:28.384-08:00Yeah, the blunderbuss is for those who think aim i...Yeah, the blunderbuss is for those who think aim is secondary, and making a statement is more important. Maybe your point get's across, but those on the fringe get it just the same....Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-80077726350806845762015-11-12T10:09:45.547-08:002015-11-12T10:09:45.547-08:00Admirable solution, Lisa!Admirable solution, Lisa!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-12574629852919380152015-11-12T02:04:28.286-08:002015-11-12T02:04:28.286-08:00A musket that fires a tennis ball would be a dog&#...A musket that fires a tennis ball would be a dog's favourite and perhaps make more sense? Of that particular weapon if not the overall enigma :-) Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-45561366023185346102015-11-11T11:04:28.635-08:002015-11-11T11:04:28.635-08:00Good point, Mike. Occam's law of parsimony is ...Good point, Mike. Occam's law of parsimony is especially useful in arguing down propositions that depend on superfluous ontological apparatus. I suspect the blunderbuss is such an apparatus.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-63983457230202345552015-11-11T10:48:34.638-08:002015-11-11T10:48:34.638-08:00I tend to agree, Arleen. Lasch titled the scene &q...I tend to agree, Arleen. Lasch titled the scene "Capture..." but didn't say whether it was a successful one or not. Given that the arresting officers are greatly outnumbered, I'd go with not.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-62788644798311719382015-11-11T10:40:11.160-08:002015-11-11T10:40:11.160-08:00As am I, Tom! Thanks.As am I, Tom! Thanks.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-50338358269350918132015-11-11T10:39:11.888-08:002015-11-11T10:39:11.888-08:00"Honey, I shrunk the butler?" There may..."Honey, I shrunk the butler?" There may indeed have been a sequel with that title.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-56337752531632187372015-11-11T10:33:45.161-08:002015-11-11T10:33:45.161-08:00Jon, I've concluded the flintlock offered very...Jon, I've concluded the flintlock offered very little more security to its operator than to its target. In those days, gun safety consisted of keeping them mounted over the fireplace.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-77713545671133437232015-11-11T10:19:04.831-08:002015-11-11T10:19:04.831-08:00My experience is, dogs loved to be accused of bein...My experience is, dogs loved to be accused of being impostors and having their fur suits vigorously checked for zippers, but shape-shifting aliens often do not.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-52137507385789184652015-11-11T10:12:10.400-08:002015-11-11T10:12:10.400-08:00Excellent analysis, Emma. I believe the phrase, &q...Excellent analysis, Emma. I believe the phrase, "Do you know the way to (Savez-vous la route de) San Jose?" is translated by dogs as "Arf Arf!" from both French and English.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-47713615524702406522015-11-11T09:03:54.056-08:002015-11-11T09:03:54.056-08:00You make a compelling case, but I think a blunderb...You make a compelling case, but I think a blunderbuss would be a better choice. <br />I'll probably stick with Occam's Razor, but your methods seem sound. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-22933011470192564172015-11-11T06:23:07.099-08:002015-11-11T06:23:07.099-08:00No, no, the dog is innocent. He most definitely is...No, no, the dog is innocent. He most definitely is a Lab and would never knowingly hurt Manners. Of course, he might have licked him to death or Manners drowned in his slobber that the napkin could not absorb. <br /><br />The dog's long ago relative was going to do the same and save the day for his owner.<br /><br />Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-43160687983948338102015-11-11T03:31:38.377-08:002015-11-11T03:31:38.377-08:00I have no answers to offer, but am enjoying sugges...I have no answers to offer, but am enjoying suggestions put forward in the other comments. :)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.com